Re: garlic storage; not in fridge - sorry Zack :)

[Guest guest]

I will take mine out of the fridge tonight! I have the perfect

place to store it.

I seem to be using it pretty fast as a rule, anyway. Vegetables in

general don't wait around long enought to spoil at my place.

:-)

Zack

On Mon, 1 Nov 2004, Bee wrote:

>

> I will store my garlic at a temperature of 55 to 65 degrees

> Fahrenheit.

>

[snip]

>

> I will never store my garlic in the refrigerator!

> The refrigerator is too cold for my garlic. It causes flavor loss,

> and may cause my garlic to sprout, which it will do at temperatures

> of 40 - 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

>

>

[Guest guest]

>>>Why is it bad if galic sprouts? Is it harmful?

>

> The GarlicGal's Garlic Storage Commandments:

> http://www.garlicgal.com/storage.html

>

> I will store my garlic at a temperature of 55 to 65 degrees

> Fahrenheit.

>

> I will allow my garlic the air circulation it needs in order to

> breathe. I will achieve this by storing it in a basket or a garlic

> keeper, or I will hang my garlic in braid form or in netting.

>

> I will never store my garlic in direct sunlight!

> Direct sunlight will cause my garlic to dehydrate.

>

> I will never store my garlic in the refrigerator!

> The refrigerator is too cold for my garlic. It causes flavor loss,

> and may cause my garlic to sprout, which it will do at temperatures

> of 40 - 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

[Guest guest]

>>>>Why is it bad if garlic sprouts? Is it harmful?

==>It isn't harmful. This guy eats it at every stage of sprouting

and growth, but he says this:

" I don't recommend storing garlic in the refrigerator because the

humidity can induce fungal and bacterial problems and the low

temperature can cause early sprouting. For more details, check out

Storing Garlic in our Growing Garlic webpage. "

He recommends this for storing garlic.

" How should garlic be stored?--

I think unglazed terra cotta works best. Those little garlic keepers

are excellent for just a few bulbs. You could also use terra cotta

flower pots. Or, you could store garlic in an open brown paper bag or

a paper fiber egg carton or a cardboard box - allow for air

circulation and keep it out of direct sunlight as that will dry it

out faster. Net bags work very well as long as there's not so much

garlic in them as to impair air circulation. DO NOT STORE GARLIC IN

PLASTIC OR ANY AIRTIGHT CONTAINER. "

For more information go to:

http://www.gourmetgarlicgardens.com/faq.htm#anchor9999010

I store garlic in a terra cotta garlic pot with holes in the bottom,

but I don't stuff it too full because it would decrease air

circulation.

Bee